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Sergeant Major Pace Keeping Cane
Sergeant Major Pace Keeping Cane
Sergeant Major Pace Keeping Cane
Sergeant Major Pace Keeping Cane

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Sergeant Major Pace Keeping Cane

  • This rare military cane would have once been used by a regimental sergeant major as a pace stick
  • The brass hinged wooden shaft opens to the fixed position of the length of one pace
  • The pace stick ensured rhythm and uniformity for troops on parade
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Item No. 31-9968

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Description
This rare military cane would have once been used by a regimental sergeant major as a pace stick. Consisting of two pieces of wood, the brass hinged shaft opens to the fixed position of the length of one pace. Both a symbol of rank and an aid in military drills, the pace stick ensured rhythm and uniformity for troops on parade.

37" length
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This rare military cane would have once been used by a regimental sergeant major as a pace stick. Consisting of two pieces of wood, the brass hinged shaft opens to the fixed position of the length of one pace. Both a symbol of rank and an aid in military drills, the pace stick ensured rhythm and uniformity for troops on parade.

37" length
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Sergeant Major Pace Keeping Cane
Period: 19th Century
Type: System/Gadget Canes
Depth: 1.0 in. (2.54 cm)
Width: 1.5 in. (3.81 cm)
Height: 37.0 in. (93.98 cm)
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